WARREN BUFFETT WARNS NOT TO INVEST IN BONDS

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/warren-buffett-stocks-lot-higher-104158450.html

AMERICA’S ENTREPRENEURIAL CULTURE IS DYING

http://www.businessinsider.com/americas-dying-entrepreneurial-culture-2013-5

WARREN BUFFETT’S BEST 23 QUOTES ABOUT INVESTING

http://www.businessinsider.com/warren-buffetts-best-investing-quotes-2013-5

AUDI TO BUILD $1.3B SUV PLANT IN MEXICO

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-05-02/audi-1-3-billion-mexico-suv-plant-aimed-at-unseating-bmw.html

ISRAEL SEEKS TO FUND TECH STARTUPS IN BRAZIL, ARGENTINA + URUGUAY

http://lavca.org/2013/04/30/israel-seeks-to-fund-technology-projects-and-startups-in-brazil-argentina-and-uruguay-en-espanol/

http://www.matimop.org.il/

8 COMPANIES HOPING TO DISRUPT FINANCE IN LATIN AMERICA

http://thenextweb.com/la/2012/11/17/8-companies-that-hope-to-democratize-finance-in-latin-america/

THE 7 HOTTEST WATCHES

http://www.businessinsider.com/hottest-watches-at-baselworld-2013-5

Only 50 will be made + will cost about $90,000

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http://www.businessinsider.com/best-smartphones-2013-5

HERE IS #1

AVOID CURRENCY DEVALUATION BY CONVERTING YOUR UNUSED CASH INTO DIAMONDS

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WHY BUY DIAMONDS AS AN INVESTMENT?

SO WHY BUY DIAMONDS AS AN INVESTMENT

• People don’t trust banks in some cultures and countries. 15% or more of the wealth is portable. cashing in gold and diamonds helped many Chinese escape from Indonesia in 1997.
• Worldwide covertibility. Diamonds are the ony internationally accepted currency which has recognized value all over the word.
• Diamonds are extremely portable. A multi-million dollar portfolio can be discreetly placed in a small envelope.
• Diamonds are anonymous. There are no records kept as to who owns what diamond.
• Diamond prices increase in value during inflationary times and maintain their value during deflationary periods. That means stability and peace of mind.
• Diamonds don’t have a shelf life and they are maintenance free. You could take a 100 year old diamond and it still looks new.. diamonds are forever.
• Estate planning as an heirloom. Diamonds can be easily passed from one generation to the next.
• Durability and resilience against nature’s vagaries– While many investment commodities can decay in substance or depreciate in value, diamonds are a stable and steady investment since it is unaffected by atmospheric vagaries, environmental changes or other pollutants. Diamonds are formed beneath the earth’s crust millions of years ago and it is one of the oldest substances in existence. It is the hardest rock on earth, being the only form of greatest hardness on the Mohs scale. Due to the uniformed properties, diamonds are still diamonds with the passage of time; they will possess the same shine and quality and will not degrade like things that do on the first day of purchase (i.e. cars, advanced technological devices or real estate). Diamonds appreciate in value with time and investing in them offers stability, security and value.
• Universal currency and form of payment– Although it is not commonly known that diamonds are a widely acceptable form of payment in any trade transaction, its value is non-refutable globally. Diamond owners can liquidate their possession in any country while investors cannot turn paper assets like stocks, bonds, or mutual funds into cash when they travel.
• Universal pricing– Unlike the cost of other commodities where prices fluctuate according to markets; diamonds are indirectly controlled by a universal price report, which states the weekly average market prices for each type of diamond. As a result, diamond prices are generally standardized across all continents and diamonds’ values are unified all over the globe. Investors do not have to suffer geographic price difference when liquidating their diamonds.
• Scarcity– On average, 80% of the diamonds that actually get extracted (100 million carats = 20 tonnes) are not usable in the industry due to its poor quality. The remaining 20% (25 million carats = 5 tonnes) of extracted diamonds are used for making jewelry but only a mere 5% of the 20% of cut diamonds have a weight that is more than one carat. De Beers also announced in 2008 that if they are not able to discover new mines of diamonds, the worldwide supply of diamonds would run out in forty years. On the other hand, diamonds are often associated with memorable life events such as weddings, anniversaries, births and celebration and they connote romance, love, strength, power and rarity at all times. Many crave diamonds, especially the burgeoning upper-class from developing economies like China and India. Once diamonds become their possessions, they refrain from selling them which render an eternal shortage of diamonds in the trading market. Hence, diamonds’ value never drops. With such high demand and limited supply of diamonds, a diamond value is constantly on the rise and investors can depend on diamonds for high yield returns.
• Security during recession and downfalls of financial institutions– In times of inflation when all commodities rise in prices, diamonds, along with other intrinsic assets such as gold and oil, increase in value, rendering diamonds a hedge against inflation. While stocks and bonds are subject to political risk, operation, liquidity risks and market fluctuations, diamonds are not directly linked to stock and bond markets. Fluctuations in stocks and bonds will not affect diamonds directly.
• Insurance – Astute investors own diamonds and high quality gems as runaway money, or security money, so that they can turn their diamonds into cash anywhere in the world.
• Physical closeness and low maintenance– Keeping your investments safe and sound is easy with diamonds. All you need to do is lock them up at home or put them in safe deposit box.
• More room for new investors– In the past, diamond investing was only accessible by a small niche of professional diamond traders who work secretively within the trade to ensure that their business is less fraught with dangers like theft or fraud. However, with globalization and the accessibility of internet, many amateur investors are learning skills of the diamond trade from diamond investment advisors and wholesalers in order to diversify their investment portfolio. Given that the number of diamond investors is still relatively small worldwide, there is a wide variety of choices for diamond investors.
• Portability and tax-free– Diamonds can condense a large sum of wealth into a small item which can be easily transported from one place to another. Investors can enjoy not having to pay capital gains tax or possession tax for owning diamonds. And therefore, diamond investing has become a wealth accumulation channel and it is becoming more and more popular nowadays.